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Ep 077: Design Better

Life of an Architect

Most architects design until the drawings leave the office so why is there so much bad architecture out there? We can all aspire to Design Better. The post Ep 077: Design Better first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 077: Design Better at Life of an Architect. Most architects design until the drawings leave the office so why is there so much bad architecture out there?

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Personal Sustainability

EntreArchitect

Many are familiar with sustainability in the context of being as environmentally conscious as possible: getting our LEED points and being responsible stewards of the environment. While this concept is extremely important, there is another facet of sustainability that is also important: personal sustainability. We rarely discuss being responsible stewards to ourselves.

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Architectural 3D Printing

Santa Cruz Architect

Like so many other technological advances, 3D printing was also slow to get off the ground. In more recent years, however, people are talking of little else. The fast and fascinating developments in this amazing technology are making everyone and every industry sit up and take notice. Architecture is one area where 3D printing is making a lot of headlines, and it will continue to do so in the years ahead.

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DIGITAL LUCERNE

Shades of Grey

I’m using Lucerne as a case study for a multidimensional exploratory process. It started off as a painting, a therapeutic physical activity that took me back to my late teens. The scene was selected from a day trip, 4 years ago. There is something magical about exploring an ancient city on a whim, with no clear plan of action, wandering through the streets and drinking in the atmosphere.

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Architectural Visualization Trends and the Rise of AI

A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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ecologically sustainable design proposal

Bilgesu Sever

In our Building Technologies in Architecture course the new assignment was designing an ecologically sustainable proposal through the single-housing unit typologies that are assigned to us. In this manner, we have defined the climatic conditions of the assigned city, defined the orientation of the block(s) for the optimum solution, designed the building envelope, indicated the zoning of spaces and proposed vegetation for landscaping.